Genesis Dreams: Using a Private, Psychological Event as a Cultural, Political Declaration

Dreaming

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-30

  Knafo, Ariel ^a   Glick, Tziporit ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bible; Culture and dreams; History; Judaism; Visitational dreams

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034558117     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009499622997     Document Type: Article

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